Launch company Rocket Lab is buying satellite operator Iridium, putting it in a position to become a more full-fledged space services company and continuing a wave of consolidation in the industry.

Rocket Lab said Monday it plans to acquire Iridium Communications, positioning the expanding company as a head-on rival to SpaceX and its Starlink satellite-communications business. The “historic” ...

Rocket Lab's $8 billion Iridium acquisition lifted RKLB 12% and helped push ASTS and PL up 10%, recovering part of a ~45% prior-month selloff. Iridium brings $872M in revenue, $495M in EBITDA, and ...

Rocket Lab said on Monday it would acquire satellite communications provider Iridium Communications in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $8 billion, marking one of the biggest consolidation moves ...

A render of Iridium’s 66-satellite low Earth orbit constellation, which provides positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) coverage in addition to global connectivity. Credit: Iridium WASHINGTON — ...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Irrigation Water Management Lab at the West Central Research, Extension and Education Center is helping western Nebraska farmers make more informed irrigation decisions through ...

SpaceX and Charter Communications Inc. have held executive-level talks about partnering on a consumer mobile phone offering, according to people familiar with the matter. Charter, the largest home ...

An Electron lifts off June 26 (U.S. time) carrying a Synspective radar-imaging satellite. Credit: Rocket Lab webcast WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab launched a radar-imaging satellite for Japanese company ...

Elon Musk’s Starlink has already changed how millions of people access the internet, especially in places where traditional broadband struggles to reach. Now, the satellite internet service could be ...

Ty Roush is a breaking news reporter based in New York City. T-Mobile would be the “clear choice” for Elon Musk’s rocket maker’s expansion into wireless, one analyst said. SpaceX outlined its hopes to ...

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Rocket Lab stock was hurtling back to earth on Friday, even though index provider Nasdaq said it would add the rocket launch company to the Nasdaq 100.